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Prerequisites

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Table of Contents

Prerequisites

  • Pyramix 14.0 (or above) must be installed and configured.authorized with Premium key for Dolby Atmos features.
  • Merging Audio Device 2.1 (or above) must be installed and configured.
  • Dolby Atmos Renderer version 3.7 (or above) must be installed and authorized on a separate MacOs or Windows computer.
  • Dolby Atmos Renderer running on a Windows computer : Merging Audio Device 2.1 (or above) must be installed and configured.
  • Dolby Atmos Renderer running on a MacOs computer : Virtual Audio Device 3.2 (or above) must be installed and configured.
    Depending on your configuration and requirements, VAD Premium might be required (Standard version being AES67 only and 64 IO Max
  • Merging Hapi MKII 
    Highly recommended over Horus and Hapi 1st generation due to the MkII ZMAN and AoIP stream flexibility.
  • Merging Anubis running the Monitoring mission (optional)
  • A properly configured managed network switch.   See this page for details and configuration guides.


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Important Note : The MacMini 10Gb Ethernet port (embedded) is not suitable for RAVENNA/AES67 network. 
Please use a dedicated USB-C to Ethernet, USB3 to Ethernet, or Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet (Sonnettech) adapter.

The Dolby Atmos Renderer requires specific settings to communicate with Merging RAVENNA/AES67 devices.
Please go in the System Preferences - Merging RAVENNA / AES67 Settings :

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More details on how to create sources and monitors can be found in the Anubis - Monitoring mission tutorials.
To be able to listen to the Multi-channel outputs (12 outputs -7.1.4 - in our example), you will need a Hapi MKII device connected on the network.


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  • In the World view (left pane), select both Anubis and your Hapi MKII.
  • In the Matrix (right pane), connect the relevant Anubis Monitor to the Hapi MKII.
    Note: Make sure you first select the Monitor set on the Anubis itself in order to see it listed for connectivity in ANEMAN
  • The Binaural Source can be listened to by selecting the Stereo Monitor (named "Phone" in our example), then the Stereo Source (named "Binaural" in our example), directly on the Anubis.

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  • Dolby® Dolby Atmos, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 
    Licensing Corporation. Confidential unpublished works. Copyright 2021 Dolby Laboratories. All 
    rights reserved.
  • The computer running the Dolby Atmos Renderer application should also be properly configured for real-time audio applications.
    Please consult our configuration guides for Windows computers or Mac computers.
  • Apple Mac M1 users : as of today (Dolby Atmos Renderer v3.7.3), the Dolby Atmos Renderer is compatible with, but not fully qualified on, M1 Macs, as the Renderer runs as an Intel process (see Activity Monitor under the “Kind” column) via the Rosetta 2 translation layer, which may cause performance issues.